Wednesday, April 3, 2013

What Making New Friends Looks Like (As an Expat)

Post-it note I left in the kitchen for H this afternoon:

Dear H,

Remember how I came home last week with a Tiffany blue calling card from a new acquaintance?  Well, I've been invited over to her house for wine this afternoon.  If I go missing (aka if I'm not home when you get back from work), please phone the police.

Xoxo,
Anonymous Expat


Addendum: Turns out this note was unnecessary / unhelpful.  1. H never came home from work last night.  2.  I had such a nice time at this non-crazy woman's house that I was parked there for hours without even realizing it and was not cut up into a million little pieces and eaten for dinner.  3.  I was having so much fun that I missed two calls from H...good thing he never saw my note and hence had no inclination to phone the police.

Addendum Two:  The next time I walk to someone's house with a bottle of wine midday, I should probably put it in a bag.  What wouldn't have gotten a second glance in Perth, definitely got some stares here.  Or maybe people were just staring at me since I decided to dress like it is spring since it's now April, despite the fact that it's currently 32 degrees.

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